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> People cannot cope with even the slightest gray area, so they end up saying and doing ridiculous things. Everything has to be 100% good or 100% bad. I sugges
by PointlessLogin 4y ago
> People cannot cope with even the slightest gray area, so they end up saying and doing ridiculous things. Everything has to be 100% good or 100% bad.
I suggest this binary positioning is a very American phenomenon; the cultural reasons for which I'm unable to suggest a reason for.
- dumpsterdiver 4y agoSo you're making a suggestion but you don't know why? Uh... thanks?
- PointlessLogin 4y agosigh It is possible to observe behaviour without knowing what causes it. "I suggest drinking heavily is a very British phenomenon; the cultural reasons for which I'm unable to suggest a reason for either."
- d3fault 4y ago> I suggest this binary positioning is a very American phenomenon I really don't think so. Binary thinking is something I've personally noticed and thought about for a while, and I think it stems from the human brain just trying to simplify things. In most scenarios, it is far easier (and time efficient) to only consider the 2 extreme options rather than the entire spectrum of possible options, even if those two extremes are far worse than the alternatives. Plus, I've seen Europeans do the same thing all the time [0]. Remember, polarization (which is really just an extension of tribalism imo) isn't an American condition, it's a human condition. [0] I've lived in both the US and Europe
- a123b456c 4y agoThis citation [0] is not particularly authoritative.
- tsol 4y agoYou think only Americans behave that way? Seems like a very binary way of thinking..
- PointlessLogin 4y ago> You think only Americans behave that way? No I didn't type that. Your reading it that way is..... binary?